Producing BDSM content on porn platforms: a day in the life of Countess Diamond

This article explores the case of Countess Diamond, a BDSM adult content creator who wears hats both producer and performer within gig economy where creators distribute pornographic material via mediation porn platforms. While Diamond is self-employed, her business very unstable due to arbitrary changes made by platforms over what they are willing host sell. The control monitor core aspects Diamond’s work reality, placing in limbo she unsure whether will be sold clients at own rate. I argue that although self-employed might wish remain so, could operate more stable working environment invest their if given labour rights as workers for